What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft stalled and crashed on the rwy on takeoff. (.19) on September 20, 1998, at 1837 central daylight time, a fairchild M-62A-3 airplane, N1132N, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground after takeoff from Buffalo Airport near Amarillo, Texas. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured during the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the title 14 CFR par 91 flight. The aircraft was owned and operated by a private individual. No flight plan was filed for the local, personal flight. During an interview conducted by the FAA inspector, the pilot stated that he "stalled the aircraft after takeoff". The aircraft impacted the edge of the runway with the left wing first. The right main gear was sheared off and the right wing impacted the ground. The aircraft slid into a fence which punctured the fabric skin of the aircraft. The pilot added that the wooden propeller was destroyed. (.4) on September 20, 1998, at 1837 central daylight time, a fairchild M-62A-3 military vintage airplane, N1132N, owned and operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground following a loss of control on takeoff from the Buffalo Airport near Amarillo, Texas. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the title 14 CFR part 91 personal, local flight. The 1,635 hour pilot stated in the enclosed pilot/operator aircraft accident report (NTSB form 6120.1/2) that "after takeoff, the aircraft drifted to the right and the airspeed was low" resulting in a stall. He then tried to recover from the stall by lowering the nose, but there was "inadequate altitude." The aircraft impacted a fence then the ground. The FAA inspector reported that the right main landing gear was found separated from the aircraft, resulting in structural damage to the landing gear attaching point. Additionally, the wooden propeller was destroyed and the fabric covering the wings was damaged. The pilot had accumulated a total of five hours in the make and model airplane. Winds at the time of the accident were reported by the pilot as being "no factor." (-23) this commercial pilot stalled his aircraft on take off due to an excessive angle of attack. The aircraft stalled at about 40 feet off the runway and collided with the ground to the right of the runway. The pilot had just acquired this aircraft and had only 5 hours of flight experience in this antique aircraft. However he had just completed a 1 hour solo flight practicing stalls prior to this mishap with a passenger. Neither the pilot or the passenger sustained any injuries. This investigation is over.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED ON THE RWY ON TAKEOFF. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1998, AT 1837 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A FAIRCHILD M-62A-3 AIRPLANE, N1132N, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BUFFALO AIRPORT NEAR AMARILLO, TEXAS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PAR 91 FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL, PERSONAL FLIGHT. DURING AN INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE "STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF". THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING FIRST. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A FENCE WHICH PUNCTURED THE FABRIC SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1998, AT 1837 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A FAIRCHILD M-62A-3 MILITARY VINTAGE AIRPLANE, N1132N, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM THE BUFFALO AIRPORT NEAR AMARILLO, TEXAS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL, LOCAL FLIGHT. THE 1,635 HOUR PILOT STATED IN THE ENCLOSED PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) THAT "AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRSPEED WAS LOW" RESULTING IN A STALL. HE THEN TRIED TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL BY LOWERING THE NOSE, BUT THERE WAS "INADEQUATE ALTITUDE." THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE THEN THE GROUND. THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHING POINT. ADDITIONALLY, THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED AND THE FABRIC COVERING THE WINGS WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF FIVE HOURS IN THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT AS BEING "NO FACTOR." (-23) THIS COMMERCIAL PILOT STALLED HIS AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT ABOUT 40 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAD JUST ACQUIRED THIS AIRCRAFT AND HAD ONLY 5 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THIS ANTIQUE AIRCRAFT. HOWEVER HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A 1 HOUR SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING STALLS PRIOR TO THIS MISHAP WITH A PASSENGER. NEITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.